factor2BinMatrix: Factor Vector to Binary matrix of dummies

Description Usage Arguments Value Examples

Description

Transforms a factor vector into a binary matrix of dummies.

Usage

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factor2BinMatrix(Y, levels_val = NULL)

Arguments

Y

a numeric, factor or character vector.

levels_val

levels to be considered, default is NULL for automatic levels.

Value

matrix

Examples

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Y <- sample(c(1,2,3), size = 100, replace = TRUE)
factor2BinMatrix(Y)
factor2BinMatrix(as.factor(Y))
factor2BinMatrix(Y, levels_val = 1:5)
factor2BinMatrix(as.factor(Y), levels_val = 1:5)

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